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162- The Refiner: Philippe von Borries27.10., 04:2627.10.2020, 04:2600:56:29
Growing up in his grandmother's and mother's hospitality business in the heart of Cologne, working and living alongside powerful women and hosting others became part of Philippe von Borries' DNA. Venturing out of Germany, he eventually landed in New York, where he, in 2005, co-created a virtual shopping mall for the many independent lifestyle brands popping up in his new home, Brooklyn: Refinery 29 – a virtual place to refine content and products, geared towards the next generation of women, with 29 shops on each virtual floor. What started as a sketch on a napkin Philippe drew together with his partner, Piera Gelardi, and two other friends, ended up being a global internet business – sold to Vice Media in 2019 for $400 million. In episode 22 of the Wunderbar Together podcast, Philippe von Borries, Co-Founder of Refinery 29, takes us on his journey from German kid to internet wunderkind and how becoming a father has turned his view on work upside down. He also takes a stand on the recent accusations of discrimination at the company and his own reckoning with racism. "The company is not your baby. I realized that once I had a a real baby." – Philippe von Borries Follow Philippe von Borries on LinkedIn and Instagram. Find Refinery 29 here. And of course, re-visit his music pick and wedding dance, "Time Of The Season" by The Zombies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzpPy9hJYA8 The Wunderbar Together Podcast is hosted by Felix Zeltner and Oliver Nermerich and produced by Peter Tooke and Heiner D'Alquen. Many thanks to the Wunderbar Together Initiative for inspiring and supporting this project.
- The Touchdowner: Markus Kuhn06.10., 18:1506.10.2020, 18:1501:02:01
He is the first German who ever scored a touchdown in the National Football League NFL. He is a former New York Giants player, now a New York Giants employee. He is a remarkable athlete, a celebrated podcaster and an expert ambassador for American Football in Germany and around the world: Meet Markus Kuhn. In episode 21 of the Wunderbar Together Podcast, Markus shares how he, together with his dad, took a flight to the US, squeezed himself and his dad, both tall and enormous men, in a small rental car, and road tripped colleges around the country, showing Markus' video tape as a promising young football player to coaches. "If I would have known what big of a business this is back then, I probably would have never shown up. Being naive helped me", says Kuhn. He continued his journey, working his way into the 50+ people roaster of the New York Giants, surviving four years in one of the hardest, most unforgiving and most competitive professional sport leagues in the world. "I sacrificed various body parts". Since then, Kuhn has been learning the science behind football, going back to school and becoming a sports expert. "American Football is like chess – with the best athletes in the world as your pieces." Follow Markus Kuhn on LinkedIn and Instagram. Find his football podcast "The Vollmer and Kuhn Show" (in German) here. And of course, re-listen his epic music pic that doesn't need an introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdKVX45wYeQ The Wunderbar Together Podcast is hosted by Felix Zeltner and Oliver Nermerich and produced by Peter Tooke and Heiner D'Alquen. Many thanks to the Wunderbar Together Initiative for inspiring and supporting this project.
- The President: Christian Baesler23.09., 02:1523.09.2020, 02:1500:53:30
He started out as a local newspaper reporter in small-town Eastern Germany –today, he presides over Complex Networks, a global media company headquartered at Times Square in the heart of New York City. As president, a term borrowed from the music industry, Christian Baesler leads the daily operations of the company and its roughly 300 employees. In episode 19 of the Wunderbar Together Podcast, Christian takes us on a journey deep into youth culture: into Complex, coined as the MTV of Gen Z; into sneakers; and into one of the world’s most successful YouTube shows, "Hot Ones", a show about famous celebrities eating progressively spicier chicken wings. Christian also reveals what music he spins when secretly performing as a DJ – and the differences he has observed through his work between continents: „In Germany, Hip Hop is mainly considered a music genre. In the U.S., it’s a culture.“ Follow Christian Baesler on LinkedIn and find his music pick Tale Of Us & Mind Against - Astral [Life and Death] here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2eCQO-S4ws. Special shoutout to German podcaster and marketing samurai Philipp Westermeyer for being our surprise guest! This episode of the Wunderbar Together Podcast is hosted by Felix Zeltner and Oliver Nermerich and produced by Peter Tooke and Heiner D'Alquen. Many thanks to the Wunderbar Together Initiative for inspiring and supporting this project.
- The Giant: Marie Gülich26.08., 00:0026.08.2020, 00:0001:05:30
Being a tall teenager, she got bullied for her height. But when she entered the basketball court for the first time, “all the girls ran up to me and were like, 'Oh my God, you're so tall'. And I realized they were actually excited, which I’ve never felt before. I think that's why I ultimately got stuck with basketball.” Today, at 6’5”, Marie Gülich holds the center position at the WNBA team Los Angeles Sparks, one of very few Germans at the highest level of female basketball worldwide. Marie Gülich is a leader both in the WNBA and for the German national team and shares her time between the US and Europe. A fate she shares with most female basketball players, who spend their summers playing for extra income while their male counterparts in the NBA earn a ten- or hundredfold. On episode 18 the Wunderbar Together Podcast, Marie not only shares her journey from a tall girl to a pro athlete and the humbling experience of entering US sports – "I was a good player in Germany and I came to America and I was no one" – she also shares insights from the “Wubble”, a sprawling complex in Florida where the WNBA plays their current season shut off from the outside world to minimize the risk of being exposed to COVID-19. "I think 2020 has been a really good representation of not being able to control anything." Follow Marie on Instagram @mariegulitsch and Twitter @marygulitsch. Find Marie's music recommendation – Beyoncé`s "Halo" – here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnVUHWCynig Special thanks to German basketball hero Paul Gudde @paulgudde for being our surprise guest! This episode of the Wunderbar Together Podcast is hosted by Felix Zeltner and Oliver Nermerich and produced by Heiner D'Alquen. Many thanks to the Wunderbar Together Initiative for inspiring and supporting this project.
- The Gladiator: Ralf Möller (in German!)04.08., 22:1404.08.2020, 22:1400:41:37
Ralf Möller talks about why Berlin is making movies, while Hollywood is closed. How Arnie and him ride their bikes to the gym together almost every morning, work out, eat healthy, and keep on with their lives in the spotlight beyond retirement age. He also explains why what comes easily, also goes easily – at least in showbiz. "Alles, was einfach kommt, geht auch schnell wieder." – Ralf Möller. Follow Ralf Möller on Instagram @ralf.moeller and Facebook and check out his website. Find his music recommendation – David Bowie's Rebel Rebel – here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U16Xg_rQZkA A special shoutout to Tom Junkersdorf @tomjunkersdorf for being our surprise guest! The Wunderbar Together Podcast is hosted by Felix Zeltner and Oliver Nermerich and produced by Heiner D'Alquen. Many thanks to the Wunderbar Together Initiative for inspiring and supporting this project.
- The Illustrator: Christoph Niemann21.07., 05:0421.07.2020, 05:0401:06:48
Follow Christoph Niemann on Instagram @abstractsunday and check out his wonderful website and his shop. Find his music recommendation – Oscar Peterson‘s Hymn To Freedom – here, performed live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCrrZ1NnCuM A special shoutout to Christoph Amend @ch_amend for being our surprise guest! The Wunderbar Together Podcast is hosted by Felix Zeltner and Olli Nermerich and produced by Peter Tooke. Many thanks to the Wunderbar Together initiative for inspiring and supporting this project. Find out more at http://wunderbartogether.org and follow on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.
- The Guide: Sanel Huskanovic09.07., 04:5909.07.2020, 04:5900:58:49
On episode 15 of the Wunderbar Together podcast, Sanel Huskanovic, travel influencer and founder of "Mein Trip Nach New York", reveals how he carried on with his tour agency during until it was too late, hoping the lockdown would lift. He describes letting go of 50 employees and trading his luxury apartment for a friend's couch. He discusses the fact that many of his customers in Europe still wait to get money back - and how he tries to respond to them. And he shares how growing up in Bosnia, experiencing war and concentration camps as a young teenager and coming to Germany as a refugee before moving to the U.S. have shaped his way of looking at life – and why he won't give up. Follow Sanel Huskanovic on Facebook and Instagram and see his tours at https://meintripnachnewyork.com/. Find his music recommendation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSALn2s5qas The Wunderbar Together Podcast is hosted by Felix Zeltner and produced by Peter Tooke. Many thanks to the Wunderbar Together initiative for inspiring and supporting this podcast. Find out more at http://wunderbartogether.org and follow on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.
- The Director: Christoph Mücher02.07., 04:3802.07.2020, 04:3801:09:59
Christoph Mücher also shares his personal highlights of Wunderbar Together, from an iconic slacklining moment high above Monument Valley to meeting the quilting ladies of Kutztown, Pennsylvania – and his vision of the digital continuation of the project in 2020. Having grown up in the German heartland of the Ruhrgebiet, Christoph Mücher has lived in Montreal, Abidjan, Tokyo, Munich and Wellington before moving to Boston, the place that he is now returning back to. "Boston is the city on my little journey that took me the longest to understand." Find out more about Wunderbar Together at http://wunderbartogether.org and follow on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. Watch "Building Bridges", the iconic moment of Wunderbar Together in Monument Valley: https://wunderbartogether.org/blog/one-inch-dreams-releases-two-films-on-building-bridges-above-monument-valley/ And make sure to check out the Kutztown Folk Festival, taking place virtually this year: https://www.facebook.com/pg/kutztownfolkfestival/ Christoph Mücher's music recommendation: http://www.bobdylan.com/albums/pat-garrett-and-billy-the-kid/ The Wunderbar Together Podcast is hosted by Felix Zeltner and produced by Peter Tooke. Many thanks to the Wunderbar Together initiative for inspiring and supporting this podcast.
- The Evangelist: Dr. Frederik G. Pferdt25.06., 05:5725.06.2020, 05:5700:45:08
In episode 13 of the Wunderbar Together podcast, Dr. Frederik G. Pferdt who has helped Google become one of the most innovative companies since 2010 and also serves as an adjunct professor at Stanford University, not only shares his journey from the Southwest of Germany to the Silicon Valley. He also creates a workshop-like atmosphere and walks us through the most basic techniques of turning problems into opportunities, sharing his experience of fostering innovation within Google and many of the largest organizations in the world. Connect with Dr. Frederik G. Pferdt on LinkedIn and read his latest piece on teamwork in a world on pause. Hosts: Felix Zeltner, Olli Nermerich Producer: Peter Tooke The Wunderbar Together podcast is inspired and supported by Wunderbar Together 2018/19, the Year of German-American Friendship. Find out all about it at wunderbartogether.org.
- The Center: Moritz Wagner17.06., 17:4317.06.2020, 17:4300:54:34
After playing soccer for most of his childhood, Moritz Wagner discovered his ease with mastering the game of basketball. As a teen, he skyrocketed through the ranks of his home town club Alba Berlin, before trying the impossible: At age 17, he turned down an offer to play professionally in Germany and joined the college team at University of Michigan with the dream of becoming a NBA player. And he did it. After being drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018 he currently plays on the Center position for the Washington Wizards in the nations's capital. On episode 12 of the Wunderbar Together, Moritz takes us on his unique journey from Berliner to B-Baller, taking over the position as Center, playing with superstar LeBron James and being an immigrant in the NBA. Representing a new generation of outspoken athletes, he also dives deep into being actively anti-racist in the current environment. Follow Moritz 'Moe' Wagner on Twitter: https://twitter.com/moritz_weasley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moritz_weasley/ Hosts of this episode: Felix Zeltner, Olli Nermerich Producer: Peter Tooke The Wunderbar Together podcast is inspired and supported by Wunderbar Together 2018/19, the Year of German-American Friendship. Find out all about it at wunderbartogether.org.
- The Crafter: Nora Abousteit09.06., 18:0909.06.2020, 18:0900:57:54
Nora Abousteit grew up in a household of makers and tinkerers. Today, as the founder & CEO of CraftJam, she teaches the U.S. and the world how to craft, reintroducing the digital generation to using their hands. "We are what we make" is her mantra, and wants us all to make more – and consume less. Join Nora on her journey from Munich to Cairo to New York, discovering her cultural identities, before finding her true calling as part of the maker movement in the U.S. – on episode 11 of the Wunderbar Together podcast. "Back in the days, crafting was looked down upon. Now, it's t's cool, it's mainstream, it's even political." Find out more about CraftJam: http://craftjam.co The Wunderbar Together podcast is hosted by Felix Zeltner and produced by Peter Tooke. It is inspired and supported by Wunderbar Together 2018/19, the Year of German-American Friendship. Find out all about it at wunderbartogether.org.
- The Car Salesman: Marco Schnabl03.06., 05:0903.06.2020, 05:0900:48:40
Marco Schnabl's affinity for all things cars and engines goes back to his childhood near Cologne. But after putting himself through a tough dual study program with Daimler and starting a career in one of Germany's key industries, he left his secure job to become a car salesman in America's largest city. „Selling cars in Manhattan exposes you to all walks of life.” In episode 10 of the Wunderbar Together podcast, Marco Schnabl describes how his journey eventually lead to revolutionizing the car selling process altogether – and how he, together with his co-founder, built automotiveMastermind, a company that was recently acquired for hundreds of millions of dollars. The Wunderbar Together podcast is hosted by Felix Zeltner and produced by Peter Tooke. It is inspired and supported by Wunderbar Together 2018/19, the Year of German-American Friendship. Find out all about it at wunderbartogether.org.
- The Creator: Paul Ripke28.05., 04:4828.05.2020, 04:4801:18:19
"How did a guy from Heidelberg end up in the hills of L.A.? I got lucky", says Paul Ripke, who moved to California with his family four years ago. He works as a visual storyteller, photographer, fashion designer and influencer – a creator of the digital age with over half a million followers on Instagram alone. In episode 8 of the Wunderbar Together podcast, Paul discusses his journey from djing for GIs in his hometown in Southwestern Germany to being thrust into the global spotlight with the German Nationalmannschaft winning the FIFA World Cup in Brazil to working with Formula 1 superstar Lewis Hamilton – and always staying true to creating whatever he likes best. "Following your followers is stupid. Don't create for the audience. Create for yourself." Follow Paul Ripke on Instagram @paulripke. Check out his fashion label PARI and his German podcast with Joko Winterscheidt, AWFNR. This episode of the Wunderbar Together podcast is hosted by Felix Zeltner and Oliver Nermerich and produced by Peter Tooke. It is inspired and supported by Wunderbar Together 2018/19, the Year of German-American Friendship. Find out all about it at wunderbartogether.org.
- The Learners: Anita Anthonj & Mel MacMahon19.05., 02:5419.05.2020, 02:5401:24:32
Mel, born in Ireland, wanted to learn German. Anita, born in Germany, wanted to improve her English. As an intercultural couple in New York City, they wanted to understand each other and their respective cultures better. But they couldn't find any lessons or teachers they liked. Taking life by the horns, they started their own thing in 2016: Talaera, a platform for personalized English training. Today, they are a husband-and-wife-team employing half a dozen full-time staffers while the platform connects hundreds of learners and coaches around the world every day. On episode 8 of the Wunderbar Together podcast, Anita & Mel explore their successes and failures with German and English, discuss the challenges of being married AND running a company and – in a surprise plot twist at the very end – share why learning to cope with loss has helped them find deeper meaning in life. Find out more about Talaera here: https://talaera.com/ The Wunderbar Together podcast is hosted by Felix Zeltner and produced by Peter Tooke. It is inspired and supported by Wunderbar Together 2018/19, the Year of German-American Friendship. Find out all about it at wunderbartogether.org.
- The Broker: Sebastian Steinau12.05., 06:2612.05.2020, 06:2601:31:04
From Papua New Guinea to Saudi Arabia to the Turks and Caicos islands – Sebastian Steinau has worked in some of the most exotic places on our planet. Without ever planning on it, he became the broker of the wealthy. And eventually, he moved to New York, to make it in the toughest real estate market of all. On episode 7 of the Wunderbar Together, Sebastian Steinau, Senior Global Real Estate Advisor at Corcoran Group, reveals his journey from horseback jumping in Germany to living and failing in the Caribbean - "I never knew there was a pirate in me" - to what it really means to turn around billions of dollars in real estate. "The German client is probably the most difficult client I have to deal with." As this episode of the podcast was recorded just prior the coronavirus pandemic, with real family members in a real apartment, please find an update at the very end. More on Sebastian: https://www.corcoran.com/nyc-real-estate/agents/east-side/sebastian-steinau/18046 The Wunderbar Together podcast is hosted by Felix Zeltner and produced by Peter Tooke. It is inspired and supported by Wunderbar Together 2018/19, the Year of German-American Friendship. Find out all about it at wunderbartogether.org.
- The Comedian: Vince Ebert05.05., 07:5505.05.2020, 07:5500:46:44
Vince Ebert is a physicist and comedian – and a big hit in his native Germany. But after two decades of playing sold-out theaters, publishing bestselling books and hosting his own television show, he recently relocated to New York City. His goal: Breaking through in the toughest stand-up scene in the world. His opening line: "German physicist – double the fun." His takeaway: "It wasn't a complete disaster." In episode 6 of the Wunderbar Together podcast, Vince Ebert shares the cost of being on stage for five minutes, how the experience changed him as a comedian, and what Germans really think about Americans. More from Vince Ebert: Vince Ebert's 5 minute New York stand-up Vince Ebert's website Vince Ebert on Facebook The Wunderbar Together podcast is hosted by Felix Zeltner and produced by Peter Tooke. It is inspired and supported by Wunderbar Together 2018/19, the Year of German-American Friendship. Find out all about it at wunderbartogether.org.
- The Investigator: Hilke Schellmann28.04., 02:2128.04.2020, 02:2101:30:11
Hilke Schellmann is one of the few Germans who ever won an Emmy for documentary filmmaking. She is an investigative reporter at The Wall Street Journal and an Assistant Professor for Journalism at New York University. In episode 5 of the Wunderbar Together podcast, she dives into the different approaches to journalism in the U.S. and in Germany, #MeToo in media and her investigations of artificial intelligence. In her most recent work on A.I. and hiring, she is trying to answer one of the biggest questions of our crisis-stricken days: what happens when intelligent machines decide on who gets a job, and who doesn't? Further reading: Hilke Schellmann on Twitter Hilke Schellmann's WSJ piece on The Future of Hiring The Wunderbar Together podcast is hosted by Felix Zeltner and produced by Peter Tooke. It is inspired and supported by Wunderbar Together 2018/19, the Year of German-American Friendship. Find out all about it at wunderbartogether.org.
- The Investor: Albert Wenger21.04., 20:3821.04.2020, 20:3800:48:46
He is one of the most experienced and well-known investors in technology in the United States, and also somebody who permanently lives a few steps ahead in the future. Please welcome Albert Wenger, Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures. In episode 4 of the Wunderbar Together podcast, Albert Wenger discusses his Twitter feed @albertwenger, his plan for the post-pandemic economy (details on his blog), and "Humanity Forward", his latest venture together with democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Albert Wenger also talks about his upbringing in Germany, his most important lesson from working over three decades in the United States, and takeaways from homeschooling his three children: "One hour of focused learning a day is enough." The Wunderbar Together podcast is hosted by Felix Zeltner and produced by Peter Tooke. It is inspired and supported by Wunderbar Together 2018/19, the Year of German-American Friendship. Find out all about it at wunderbartogether.org.
- The Reader: Uli Beutter Cohen13.04., 21:2913.04.2020, 21:2901:08:08
In December 2013, artist Uli Beutter Cohen asked a young woman on the Q train what she was reading, and if she was ok to have her picture taken. It had caught Uli's attention that New York City was a place where more people would read on the subway than anywhere else – always with a special sense of pride, and many emotions. Uli posted the picture of the women – a young dancer – reading “Catching Fire” on Instagram, on a new account she called Subway Book Review. The caption read >"I liked the first two movies and wanted to read the book. I like post-apocalyptic books”. Today, the Subway Book Review is a global community and social media phenomenon, portrayed all the way from the BBC to Glamour to DER SPIEGEL. In episode 3 of the Wunderbar Together podcast, Uli shares how growing up in Germany shaped her, how moving to Portland, OR, turned her into a young entrepreneur, and how she built Subway Book Review into a platform with hundreds of thousands of followers. In our update call at the very end, she shares her radical reinvention in the current crisis. The Wunderbar Together podcast is hosted by Felix Zeltner and produced by Peter Tooke. It is inspired and partly funded by Wunderbar Together 2018/19, the Year of German-American Friendship. Find out all about it at wunderbartogether.org.
- The Cleaners: Corinna & Theresa Williams07.04., 17:1507.04.2020, 17:1501:13:25
Five years ago, Theresa and Corinna Williams left their well-paid jobs to open a laundromat in Brooklyn – together. It led them through endless bureau-crazy, construction sites, bursting water pipes, endless and even more endless hours of daunting work. But they did it. They opened Celsious, the first-ever sustainable laundromat in New York City, including a café and an open-air patio. They built a sustainable brand around it and became the centerpiece of a thriving community, including their own parents who moved from Germany to New York to support them. They’re still open through the current pandemic, running their laundry as a no-contact business. Corinna and Theresa sat down at Celsious a few months ago to share their experience on the #WunderbarTogether podcast. And just a few hours because this episode aired, Corinna shared how they’re doing now. Enjoy this XXL episode of Wunderbar Together! Find out more about Celsious: http://celsious.com https://www.instagram.com/celsious_social/ https://www.facebook.com/Celsious The Wunderbar Together podcast is hosted by Felix Zeltner and produced by Peter Tooke. It is inspired and partly funded by Wunderbar Together 2018/19, the Year of German-American Friendship. Find out all about it at wunderbartogether.org.